Soil Data Explorer - DRAKE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the DRAKE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of DRAKE, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to DRAKE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
77C	00P0131	99TX219002	Drake	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.7836113,-102.3166656

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the DRAKE soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the DRAKE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the DRAKE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the DRAKE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with DRAKE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the DRAKE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the DRAKE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with DRAKE, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NM-2012-02-14-17 | Portales Area - May 1959

   Relative position and underlying material of main soils of Portales Valley: A, B, Mansker (shallow) and Potter (very shallow), underlain by rocky caliche and High Plains marl. C, Church, underlain by strongly calcareous lake sediments. D, Drake, underlain by strongly calcareous sediments from lakebeds. E, F, Arch and Portales, underlain by strongly calcareous valley fill of mixed wind- and water-deposited materials. G, Blackwater, underlain by valley fill and, in turn, by hard caliche at moderate depths. H, Clovis, underlain by mixed water- and wind-deposited sediments from the High Plains upland. I, J, K, Kimbrough, Amarillo, and Arvana, underlain by mixed water- and wind-deposited materials from the High Plains upland; Kimbrough soils underlain by hard caliche at shallow depth, and Arvana soils by hard caliche at moderate depth. L, M, Springer (deep) and Tivoli (very deep), underlain by wind-deposited sands (Soil Survey of Portales Area, New Mexico; May 1959).

2. NM-2012-02-15-01 | Roosevelt County - March 1967

   Generalized diagram of soil patterns that extend southwest to northeast through Roosevelt County (Soil Survey of Roosevelt County, New Mexico; March 1967).

3. TX-2010-11-03-32 | Hockley County -

   Midessa-Portales-Drake (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

4. TX-2010-11-03-66 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Arch general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

5. TX-2010-11-03-69 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Lenorah-Hindman-Arvana general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

6. TX-2010-11-03-71 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Midessa-Potter-Drake general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

7. TX-2012-03-20-03 | Bailey County - April 1963

   Arch-Drake association (Soil Survey of Bailey County, TX; 1963).

8. TX-2012-03-20-05 | Bailey County - April 1963

   Soils and underlying formations associated with a saline lake in Bailey County (Soil Survey of Bailey County, TX; 1963).

9. TX-2012-03-20-36 | Dawson County - August 1960

   Soils in a playa on high plains and associated soils (Soil Survey of Dawson County, TX; 1960).

10. TX-2012-03-20-40 | Deaf Smith County - August 1968

    Patterns of soils around a playa on the High Plains (Soil Survey of Deaf Smith County, TX; 1968).

11. TX-2012-03-21-19 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Some soils of general soil area 1 (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

12. TX-2012-03-21-23 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Soils and underlying formations surrounding a saline lake (now Bull and Illusion Lakes) (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

13. TX-2012-03-21-90 | Terry County - February 1962

    Soils in a playa (Soil Survey of Terry County, TX; 1962).

Map Units

Map units containing DRAKE as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Drake loam, cool, 1 to 9 percent slopes	DkcD	1002	3156188	2xxws	nm021	1968	1:31680
Jal association	JA	6984	376427	dmpt	nm025	1967	1:20000
Arch-Drake association, dry, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AV	6132	376398	dmnw	nm025	1967	1:20000
Drake loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Dr	1121	376422	dmpn	nm025	1967	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	10736	1547799	f5s8	nm041	2014	1:24000
Drake soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes	DRE	1175	2606860	f5s9	nm041	2014	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	5167	1472216	f5s8	nm669	2005	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	3779	362582	2tmp7	tx017	1960	1:20000
Drake soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	3673	362583	2tmp8	tx017	1960	1:20000
Drake soils, 5 to 20 percent slopes	DrE	3261	362584	2tmp9	tx017	1960	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	4	2962344	f5s8	tx033	1970	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1159	3258059	f5s8	tx045	1972	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1576	2428287	f5s8	tx069	1969	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	3858	2931513	f5s8	tx079	1962	1:20000
Drake soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes	DRE	61	2931514	f5s9	tx079	1962	1:20000
Drake clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DcB	2053	364708	2tmp5	tx107	1964	1:20000
Drake clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DcC	610	364709	2tmp6	tx107	1964	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1752	393606	f5s8	tx115	2004	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	3060	378047	f5s8	tx117	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1198	644645	f5s8	tx153	2004	1:24000
Drake soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	2817	366038	2tmp8	tx165	1964	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	2051	366037	2tmp7	tx165	1964	1:20000
Drake soils, 5 to 30 percent slopes	DrD	947	366039	d8wq	tx165	1964	1:20000
Drake soils, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	145	378329	dpp5	tx169	1965	1:24000
Drake soils 3 to 8 percent slopes	DsD	2664	366902	30941	tx189	1969	1:20000
Drake clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	1083	366901	2tmp5	tx189	1969	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	8245	378977	f5s8	tx219	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes	DRE	398	378978	f5s9	tx219	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	2328	391881	2tmp8	tx227	1965	1:24000
Drake soils, 5 to 20 percent slopes	DrD	306	391882	2tmp9	tx227	1965	1:24000
Drake soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	2911	394260	2tmp8	tx279	1960	1:20000
Drake soils, 5 to 20 percent slopes	DrE	2495	394263	2tmp9	tx279	1960	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	2416	394259	2tmp7	tx279	1960	1:20000
Drake clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DcB	2996	369835	2tmp5	tx303	1975	1:20000
Drake clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	1513	369836	2tmp6	tx303	1975	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	9035	379035	f5s8	tx305	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes	DRE	1791	379036	f5s9	tx305	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	5296	370331	2tmp7	tx317	1968	1:24000
Drake soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	3464	370332	2tmp8	tx317	1968	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	80	3124268	f5s8	tx375	1974	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1883	371386	f5s8	tx381	1999	1:24000
Drake loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	DrC	1964	372334	dhfs	tx437	1970	1:20000
Drake loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	DrB	837	372333	dhfr	tx437	1970	1:20000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	3775	372591	f5s8	tx445	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes	DRE	1211	372547	f5s9	tx445	1999	1:24000
Drake soils, 1 to 8 percent slopes	DRC	1463	2931501	f5s8	tx501	1962	1:31680

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the DRAKE soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).